Located on a crossroads of the natural routes (a crossing by the Loire, and 30 minutes from the ocean, Nantes has always been a point of encounter and exchange. It owes its wealth to trading activities, particularly in the Eighteenth century with the rise of the triangular trade. At this time, it is the object of the great work of embellishments and prestigious buildings : the stock Exchange of commerce, opera house, Royal square, etc, For several years, through the Journey to Nantes, the city of the dukes of Brittany stands out by its unique identity, based on culture and artistic creation. This tourism policy, cultural, original, and ambitious, the positions itself as an urban destination fame.

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in Order to prepare a stay that suits you, please visit the website of the tourist office to book a Pass Nantes 24 hours (26 €) or 48 hours (35€, -10% for any online purchase), giving access to thirty sites and all transport (river shuttle, Tram, bus, busway). The Voyage à Nantes (VAN) , is a course that runs through several neighbourhoods in the centre. Materialized on the ground by a green line (it is never lost !), it reveals the thread of a collection of contemporary art, historical heritage, architectural and artistic of the city. For you to move, to think also of self-service bicycles (Bicloo) available everywhere.

learn

city maps, guides and all sorts of information on what there is to see, are available at the reception of Nantes Tourism, 9 rue of the Member, opposite to the castle of the Dukes of Brittany.
Tel. : 0892 464 044, and www.nantes-tourisme.com.

All new, all hot !

TO DO

Faces, David de Tscharner. FRAC des pays de la Loire

workforce in Passage Sainte-Croix. This exhibition is composed of a selection of video’s where the hands do and undo, build and destroy, shape, form and deform. The artists Song Dong, Maja Bajevic and David de Tscharner are a directory, a memory of ancestral gestures, or profane material. From 8 August to 27 September.

Passage Sainte-Croix, 9, rue de la Bâclerie, Nantes. Tel. : 02.51.83.23.75.

The Canteen of the Trip , essential step of the Journey to Nantes, this friendly space ephemeral moved in with a new label (the class Calls me Dad) on the banks of the Loire, near the Rings Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain. Another new addition to the kitchen garden to the canteen welcomes this year a new permanent work, Unsold-Boots Lilian Bourgeat. A pair of plastic boots XXL (size 304 !) that would have been left by a gardener after his day of work.
Levoyageanantes.fr, quai des Antilles, Nantes, from 2 July to 27 September 2020.

TABLE

For the hungry of new features, here are Omija , where raw products are revealed through a subtle balance between the five flavors : salty, sweet, sour, bitter and spicy. Omija is a bay in korea who combines harmoniously these five notes. We go there the eyes closed, the young chef Romain Bonnet has spent three years at the three-michelin-starred Pierre Gagnaire.
Omija, 54 rue Fouré, 44000 Nantes. Tel. : 02 40 74 81 05.

The HOTEL with a VIEW

Sōzō

Located in close proximity of Cathedral of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul of Nantes, the hotel Sōzō has been designed in a chapel dating back to the Nineteenth century. Sōzō / Photo press

In Japanese, sōzō means ” creation, imagination “. We taste the special atmosphere of a boutique 4-star design hotel, housed in a chapel of the Nineteenth century, under an arch of 17 m tall, with stained glass windows and exposed stone walls ! So we hesitate between the rooms side chapel and vestry, or those of the last floor, under the star vaults. An unusual holiday that immerses you in the comfort of a bubble, protected, scratched Starck, Paulain, or Eames. From 100 € per night.

Sōzō Hotel, 16 rue Frederic Cailliaud, 44000, Nantes, france. Tel. : 02 51 82 40 00.

DAY 1 : THE CULTURE AND AN URBAN ROUTE

Morning

The Castle of the dukes of Brittany also offers many temporary exhibitions, including some from famous museums foreign. Patrick Messina

You want to capture immediately the soul unusual to Nantes ? Then you can head to the brewery Felix for a breakfast. If time allows, pick up a table on the terrace you won’t regret the view of the canal, its atmosphere and water and its peacefulness. You won’t regret no more tasty pastries and toast toasted just warm, served with cream salted butter caramel.

Nantes is a city where one locates oneself quickly and where it circulates on foot, five minutes there, five centuries of history of the castle of the Dukes of Brittany are watching you. A robust fortress of shale and granite protects an elegant palace. Built in the Fifteenth century by François II, last duke of Brittany), and then by his daughter, Anne of Brittany, twice queen of France, this beautiful home ducale, the Renaissance facades in freestone, prefigures the architecture of the castles of the Loire. The courtyard, the parapet and the moat green are in free access.

The castle is also home to the scenography of contemporary and multimedia devices to the history Museum of Nantes . In its rich collection, one is the Black Code, a table of the painter William Turner, representing the banks of the Loire at Nantes, and a multitude of objects and posters READ. New objects, acquired during the auction of a private collection in 2018 in Paris, will be exhibited at the castle for the first time from June 27 to January 3, 2021.

Entry to the Memorial of the Abolition of Slavery. Memorial Nantes / Photo press

At the foot of the the castle you will also find the starting point of an urban route signposted leading to the Memorial of the Abolition of Slavery . A total of eleven panels evoke the past, slave ship in nantes. Unless you want to go take a look at the strange work dragon-rhinoceros of the architect-artist-landscape designer japanese Kynia Maruyama , where children clambering, jumping, play ; or the football field totally crazy Feydball , designed by Barré-Lambot Architects. A field in a crescent shape that invites you to lace up spikes in the face of a large mirror, a kind of screen of retransmission, on which the perception is reversed, makes the terrain his classic appearance, but distorts the players and the ball !

lunch Break

Lunch at Café of the Museum (the second address of the michelin-starred chef Eric Guérin) in the prestigious setting of the palace of the Arts Museum of Nantes. One is immediately seduced by the beautiful volumes of the room bathed in light, by the contemporary décor is comfortable and soothing to the eye (blond wood, tables spaced apart, corner bookcase, small living room) and the kitchen’s creative and colourful. A pause ideal before or after a visit to the museum, but above all a place highly valued by a customer, conquered by the originality and accuracy of the proposals.

afternoon

Museum of arts of Nantes. Hufton+Crow

Direction the Museum of Arts to find ” the cube “, an architecture monolithic white, dedicated to contemporary art that enriches the museum 2 000 m2 of exhibition surfaces additional.

The rest of the afternoon will be spent shopping, at the heart of the architectural ensemble of the Xviii century around the Place Royale , where we discover the cabinet of curiosities of an architect The Great Timber Wolf inspired by the plant kingdom or animal. All textiles, cushions, decorative objects are handcrafted, and highlight the know-how of high quality.

If you are looking for a rare item and valuable, make an appointment with Dodey, the shop-workshop , where Elodie Corman sets the scene of the nuggets, often unique, vintage or modern, in an atmosphere of 1950s and 1960s scandinavian. And also, to House Plum , a concept store ready-to-wear multi-brand accessories designer and deco.

Dinner

The rings Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain. Photo presse Nantes

Where is it ? To Atlantis 1874 / Home Guého where you’ll Nantes at your feet ! In fact, the glass enclosed area overlooking The Loire (there are also other rooms) has one of the most beautiful views of the city, especially at night when the rings of Buren light up ! The magic is in the plate, as a succession of collisions, happy arrive one after the other on your table (one Michelin star). Experience style, supported by fine wines in a perfect osmosis.

DAY 2 : BETWEEN STROLL AND WALK, WE DISCOVER A NANTES TRENDY

Morning

Direction By Sainbioz for brunch prepared with organic products and local, version vegetarian, vegan and even gluten-free. Sainbioz / Photo press

Start the day by walking in the alleys of the lively market of Talensac is a lovely way to be awakened and to open the appetite. Before going to bruncher in a decoration of mustard-laden portraits of birds in clothes By Sainbioz where you expected a serious buffet of healthy, organic and delicious (remember to book !). Here, the brunch takes place in two time, a hot plate served on arrival and access to the buffet, home-made pie, quiche, savory cakes, tortilla, cheese, cold meats, fresh fruit, pancakes, mini pastries, granola, etc).

afternoon

With its amazing machines (giant crab, fish cracker, squid to rétropropulsion…) that parade in a poetic ballet, the carousel of the Marine Worlds marks the second phase of the artistic project of the Machines de l’île in Nantes, in the heart of the park of the Building. Adobe Stock

Direction the Island , where a city of fun and joy is being invented. The former industrial land has been recycled and offer new spaces for relaxation in edge of the Loire (with a multitude of restaurants and bars). The park of the former shipyards is akin to a field of artistic game. The great elephant of wood and metal for walking. We can discover other works by the Trip Standing : the Carousel of the Marine Worlds (Machines of the Island), the Tree basket by a/LTA, station Jean Prouvé, the Resolution of forces in the presence of Vincent Maugier, and also We are going to walk on the moon Detroit Architects.

from 18 hours to go near the station , and its environment in the process of being redefined by Rudy Ricciotti (designer of the museum MUCEM in Marseille) in order not to miss Lily, the work of Ange Leccia. A projection on the surface of the water of the canal, visible from the dark of the night. A young woman (Laetitia Casta) nymph or mermaid, is evolving in a watery universe.

Aperitif and dinner

The Lu Tower is a unique monument of Nantes. It was part of the biscuit of the same name, founded by Jean-Romain Lefèvre and Pauline-Isabelle Useful (hence the name of the brand READ). Francesca Torre / Le Figaro

Take a drink at the Single Location (LU) is strongly recommended. It is a place of art atypical, which occupies the buildings of the former biscuit factory LU, a pride of nantes. For the past twenty years, this industrial wasteland welcomes a national stage with several spaces of exhibition and performance (dance, theatre, concerts) as well as a café/bar/club, a restaurant, a bookstore and a steam bath of 1 000 m2. The richness of its programs, in fact, a very important place in the cultural life of nantes. On the way out, don’t forget to take a look on an item iconic of the city of Nantes, the Tower READ . In a style close of the new Art, its dome topped by a lantern and a spire of metal has been reported to the flag READ in the universal Exhibition of 1900 (in a smaller format).

Finally, direction La Cigale for dinner in THE brasserie, Nantes, teeming with gold, mirrors, tiles and other sculptures. Birds (diurnal or nocturnal are always happy to take refuge in, and look at the beautiful card of oysters (Prat-ar-Coum, Gillardeau oysters, Cancale, vendéennes, etc), great seafood platters, the classics of brasserie well-crafted and the wine list full of nuggets (fine Muscadets and Loire wines). A good way to finish off this weekend in nantes.

address Book

WHERE TO eat ?

The Cicada, the magic is in the decorum, in the rha of a Nineteenth to the sauce Offenbach. Francesca Torre / Photo press

La Cigale, 4 place Graslin, 44000 Nantes. Tel. : 02 51 84 94 94.

By Sainbioz, 34 rue Léon Jamin, 44000 Nantes. Tel. : 09 83 58 05 58.

Museum Café, 10 rue Georges-Clemenceau, 44000 Nantes. Tel. : 02 51 12 93 09.

Atlantis 1874 – Home Guého, 5 rue de l’hermitage, 44000 Nantes. Tel. : 02 40 73 23 23.

Brasserie Felix, 1, rue Lefèvre-Useful, 44000 Nantes. Tel. : 02 40 34 15 93.

OUT DRINK

Le Lieu Unique, 2 quai Ferdinand Favre, 44000 Nantes. Tel. : 02 51 72 05 55.

WHERE to SLEEP ?

a leading Figure of contemporary architecture, the hotel La Pérouse, located 500 m from the Nantes cathedral, which is listed as a “Twentieth century Heritage”. The Perugia / Photo press

Sōzō , 16 rue Frederic Cailliaud, 44000, Nantes, france. Tel. : 02 51 82 40 00 ; www.sozohotel.fr.

Hotel Perugia , architecture signed Barto + Barto, rooms populated by furniture designers cults. 3 allée Duquesne, 44000, Nantes, france. Tel. : 02 40 89 75 00 ; www.hotel-laperouse.fr.

Okko Hotel Nantes Château , 15 rue de Strasbourg, 44000 Nantes. Tel. : 02 52 20 00 70 ; www.okkohotels.com.

SHOPPING

Chocolate Vincent Guerlais , the best chocolates of the city, the artisan mixer from taste buds Vincent Guerlais.
Vincentguerlais.com, 11 rue Franklin, 44000 Nantes. Tel. : 02 40 08 08 79.

ABC Terroirs , delicatessen, ideal home for all small-scale local producers (cakes nantes, biscuits, rillettes, fish of the Loire muscadets, etc).
Abcterroirs.com9, 9 rue Franklin, 44000 Nantes. Tel. : 02 28 29 30 08.

Home Plum , 8 place de la Bourse, 44000, Nantes, france. Tel. : 02 40 35 62 26.

The Great Timber Wolf , 7 rue Buffon 44000 Nantes. Tel. : 07 89 62 22 59.

Dodey , 10 rue Franklin, 44000 Nantes. Tel. : 02 28 44 29 95.

AND ALSO…

Moat of the Castle of the dukes of Brittany Landscape Slipped Tact Architects and Tangui Robert, Nantes. Philippe Piron / LVAN

The Epicureans – Nantes Food Tour, cultural visits and gastronomic of Nantes, with breaks-wine-tasting in the best shops and restaurants of the city. Tel. : 06 84 35 11 03.

Museum of Arts de Nantes 10 rue Georges-Clemenceau, 44000 Nantes. Tel. : 02 51 17 45 00.

Castle of the Dukes of Brittany, 4 place Marc Elder, 44 000 Nantes.

Cruise Estuary, to discover the monumental works dotted around the Loire estuary, from Nantes to Saint-Nazaire aboard a small cruise ship, from 5 July to 22 October, 2020. Bookings from the 15th June on the site of the Nantes Tourism (and Marine and Loire ; phone : 0892 464 044).

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